© UAB head coach Jarod Haase saw his team's hot three-point shooting go cold in the loss at East Carolina Wednesday night. (abc3340.com)GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Maurice Kemp scored more than 20 points for the third straight game and East Carolina cooled Alabama-Birmingham's previously red-hot 3-point shooting in a 74-61, Conference USA victory Wednesday night.
Kemp scored 23 points on 7-of-10 shooting and made 8 of 8 free-throw attempts for the Pirates (14-9, 5-5), who had dropped three of their past four.
Akeem Richmond added 15 points, Ty Armstrong 12 and Miguel Paul 11 with 11 assists.UAB (11-14, 3-7) was coming off a season-best 9-of-16 shooting performance from 3-point range against Marshall, but hit just 2 of 16 from deep Wednesday.
Forward Rod Rucker led the way with 14 points, but none of the Blazers' guards reached double figures.
East Carolina also beat UAB 91-85 on Jan. 23.The Pirates, ranked eighth nationally, averaging 17.1 assists, had 16 helpers. UAB entered ranked 10th with 16.7 assists per game, and had 15 Wednesday.
Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF W-L | TOTAL W-L |
| #25 Memphis |
9-0 |
20-3 |
| UCF |
7-2 |
17-6 |
| Southern Miss |
7-2 |
18-6 |
| UTEP |
6-3 |
13-9 |
| East Carolina |
5-5 |
14-9 |
| Tulsa |
5-5 |
13-11 |
| Tulane |
4-5 |
16-8 |
| Marshall |
4-6 |
11-14 |
| Houston |
3-6 |
14-8 |
| Southern Methodist |
3-7 |
13-12 |
| UAB |
3-7 |
11-14 |
| Rice |
1-9 |
5-19 |
